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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

Much bitter feeling is manifested
by the press against Robert Garrett,
president of the B. & o., for the
seemingly bad management which
has ended in the B. & o. losing its
identity in part. This may be ac-
counted for from the fact that past
B. & o.. management was not bur,
dened with local liberalIty and en-
teIpriSe, either in it's business rela'
lions with the country through
which the road passes, or its deal
ings with as able and faithful a
force of employees as railroad ever
had. But the younger Garrett only
attempted to carry out what the ell.
der had planned and begun, and he
would have succeeded but for the
litigatious attitude of the road il
the extension gifts lines and system
A ruinous rivalry crippled the B. s
o. where vigorous competition
would have left the Pennsylvania
severely alone. A number of pri
vate bankers have furnished the
capital to start the B. g. o. anew anG
the Pennsylvania has nothing more
than a business interest in the new
deal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

LONDON, Sept 6.-The sad work
Of removing the dead from the ruins
of the burned Tbeater Royal in Elk
eter has been continued all day and
tonight. There were terrible scenes
about the ruins today. Bereaved
people were. seeking their dead, cry
ing, moaning, and wandering about
in helpless manner trying to iden'
tify in the charred remnants of hu.
man bodies some semblance of thei1
loved ones. The victims were most.
ly working people who had occupied
seats in the fatal gallery. In many
cases fathers and mothers both per.
ished, and the number of children
orphaned by the terrible holocaust
is exceptionally large.
The number of deaths is mounting
upward, and it is feared now that
it will reach $50 at the lowest esti-
mate. AT noon to day, while the
search for bodies was being prose
cuted in the ruins of the theater, the
workmen came upon twenty bodies
lying in heap together, completely
calcined.
Another CHASTITY discovery Was
made of a father, mother and child
burned to death, clasped in one EN-
brace. Many bodies found indicate
what terrible struggle there was
to preserve life. -
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

1t will take more than this to bring
to terms those numerous Republicans
who would have "Mr. Hart redeem
HIMSELF" as there is a pretty general
suspicion that the Martinsburg HER.
AID man was making fun y of that
thing of might, Mr.. Harris sword
his reunion pen."--Register.
No, thank you. Our principles
and financial considerations may not
be of as much Importance as those
of the Register, but they are in sepa-
rate accounts and good what's of
them. But to please our "New
Jersey" contemporary, we'll drop
the "ren and give the "thing" to
the Register where it belongs, and
the balance of the "aniOn" Harris
pen can cover with honor to himself
and glory to his country.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 1.-Gov.
Gordon has received information
from Dodge county of a case of
brutality to convic:s in Degrees
Camp, which has been unearthed by
the Dodge county grand jury. AT
that camp we're fifty conyicts at
work. The Superintendent's name
is Byrant. One convict was made
to work by the fire. He complained
of being sick, but with the lash
Byrant compelled him to keep at
work, until at last the convict fell
dead at his feet. The grand jury
has indicted Byrant for murder, but
he heard Of it and escaped into Ala
bama. Other convicts we're as badly
treated. Another case was that of
a negro WHO escaped. The mana
gers supposed he would make his
escape by the railroad and sent a
guard to intercept him. The guard
went to cut below the station were
there had been and old mill. After
a while they heard the changing of
chains and knew he was coming.
The negro came in sight and was
shot dead. The guard said he halt.
ed the negro and he ran. This
statement was cOntrOverted by the
fact that every shot was fired into
the negroes breast in front.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

From the list of the destructive
railway accidents OF the past forty
years, compiled by the Railaodg Age,
it appears that the number of serious
accidents in the United States was
equalled by those in foreign coun.
tries. Those in which sixty or more
persons were killed were in America
as follows: July IL, 1856, Philadel.
and Reading Railroad, at Camphill,
Pa, collision, &C killed, 100 injured;
July II, 1864, Erie Railroad, at Port
Jervis, n. Y, collision, 60 killed, 12O
injured. Dec. 80, 1876, Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern, at Ashtabu.
la, O., broken bridge, about 80 kill.
ed, 60 injured and the Chatsworth
disaster with n killed, and $50 in.
jured. On foreign railways during
the same period there were the fol.
lowing: March II, 1857, Great West
ern of Canada at the Des Jardines
Canal, by broken bridge, go killed,
30 injured; June 20, 1864, Grand
Trunk Of Canada, at Richelieu
River, by an open drawbridge, sc
killed, "hundreds" injured; Dec. 20,
1879, North British Railway, at the
Tay Bridge, by derailment, "A killed;
June "a, 1881, Morelis Railroad, at
San Antonio River, by a broken
bridge, 200 killed; June s, 1885, at
Kosleff, Russia, train derailed by
wreckers, 20 killed and wounded.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

"Fuss and feathers nis what some
of the bourbon organs term the bust.
ness end of the Wheeling reunion.
With them political chickering's are
Of greater moment than business
success, when they make a little
capital for their party. These same
organs and the towns they represent
have been wallowing in party mud
for lifetime and they are no fur
Their yet, while other towns and other
papers have been built up in half
the time on business principles to
the exclusion of fuss and feathers y
of politics. If the capital and enter.
prise that we need are to be con.
fronted with political side issues
every time they meet on West Vir-
ginia ground, it will be a far distant
day before our State comes to the
front, as it should. q
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
HEDGEsvILLE.

Miss Bowen and son, of Rest, Va,
are the guests of Mrs. M. e. GAIT.
Mr.. Watson, Miss Annie Turner,
Mr.. d. Turner and Miss Thomas, OF
Kerneysville, were the guests of the
Misses Fuss, last Saturday.
The public schools commenced last
Monday. III. s. Butts, Miss Jennie
Shaffer and Miss Valley Henshaw
were the teachers employed for the
school term.
Mr.. c. F. McGinnis. of Baltimore
spent a few days in our village this
week.
Miss Maggie March and Laura Wal.
ton, of Woodstock, Va, are visiting
Mrs. Edward Beall.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School
picnic was held in chulch yard al
Falling Waters, Thursday Sept 8th.)
A great many from our village went
and all seemed pleased.
Died, Sept. 6,-Berkeley Ross, in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lank Ross
buried in Falling Waters grave yard
We are glad to see the citizens fix.
ing up the roads and pavements, fol
the work was much needed. =
The last of the summer boarders
left last week for their homes in the
city. Our village is quite quiet
again. REGULAR.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
SCHOOL ITEMS.

In pursuance of the article of last
week under this head, we wish to
say to the teachers that you should
begin this term with new zeal and in.
fcreased courage and determination to
do good work. The two extra days
on each month, that have been so
long complained of are taken off,
making theschool month twenty days
now instead of twenty-five, and the
Board has certainly been generous
when we consider the times and the
prices Of grain and almost every thing
else, in allowing thirty dollars per
month and a janitor's fee of two dol
lars also the wood chopped ready for
the stove, where wood is used. This
gives one dollar and fifty cents per
day for the actual work of teaching
and term of eight months; two dol
lars extra per month if you sweep
and make the fires. I have reference
to a No. grade, of course. Now, all
teachers holding No. certificate
should endeavor. to. show that they
merit such certificate by being a No.
l instructor, not in your own opinion
so much as in the opinion of the best
thinkers of your patrons and those of
your district, who are intelligent.
Some may ask how am to do this
If any should ask this question, /
would say there is hope for you, but
/ will not pretend to answer it in
full. Circumstances and your own
judgment have much to do in the
matter. If you have lost your men,
orandum book of the institute, re-read
the very accurate and full report fur
nished by ID. FL. Dodd and published
in THE HERALD of July I'd. The re-
port occupies about four columns and
is worth more than the entire cost of
the paper for whole year. If you
have forgotten Mr.. Gerhardt's arti-
Giles of last winter which refer to the
teacher, read them. Study the dis
position of your pupils, but do not let
their dispositions control you; re.
member that disposition is character,
and you are responsible for the kind
of character that is formed in the
children while they are under i'm
mediate notice and control. Do not
spend your time in reading news pa
pers, novels or any thing of the kind
In school hours. Remember your
time in the school room is to be spent
exclusively in the interest of your
pupils. Never be idle in the school
room (; that begets idleness in your pu-
pills. Do not make a business of solv-
ing problems for your pupils on their
states, but tell them what to do by
referring to the rule or explain to
them the principleinvolved and have
them do the work. Give your undi-
vided attention to every recitation
and be sure to correct all mistakes
that are made; it matters not wheth-
er the child's father is trustee or
not. Corrections can be made In or
at the close of the lesson. Much more
might be said, let US hear from some |
one. 8s ~ B. G.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
A committee is investigating the

A committee is investigating the
conduct of the agents and officers Of
Castle Garden, New York, who are
charged with criminal abuse and
imposition in the care of the poor
and friendless emigrants who land
there by the thousands. The Ma
tional Government should be severe
with such frauds and protect the
homeless and helpless, and the State
authorities should do no less in pro-
tecting our own charity wards in
State institutions. By the way, too
much politics in West Virginia con-
tinues a discreditable and disgrace
full management at Weston, which
a Democratic Legislature had the
good sense to order removed, but
which Democratic Governor lacks
the good sense to enforce.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

While Windy Wilson was prepar'
ing to make his attack on Gov. For.
aker he WAS obliged to affirm bis
union principles during the war to
get hearing at all. But the boys
came at him in a practical way by
asking him to what arm of the serv-
ice he belonged. That knocked the
wind ont of his sails, and he plead
babyhood; but Gov. Foraker inform
ed the crowd that Windy was three
years older than himself, which OF
course let him entirely down, and
for once in lis life he was out OIL
wind.-Er.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
LEEToWN NEWS.

Gone to rest. Mrs. Hiram Senseney,
who resided two miles South of Lee
town, departed her life Sept. 2, 1887.
Her remains were inferred at Middle.
way on Sunday, in the presence of a
large cOncourse of friends, Rev. J. N.
Stump, officiated. Mrs. s. was SO
years of old and had been a consistent
member of the Church for more than
so years. No doubt she will be sadly
missed in her community, but may
the bereft ones be consoled by know
ing that their loss is her gain. She
went not as one scourged and driven
to her dungeon, but that with the
unfaltering step, she wrapped the
drapery of her couch about her and
laid down to pleasant dreams.
Charles Jones, delegate from this
place, is attending the Grand Lodge
of the l. 0. g. F. of w. Va, which is
being held this week at Weston, 1--we
is Co.
Miss Adelia Pearrell, near Martins.
burg, is visiting her sister Mrs. N. R.
Roberts of MIddleway.
Quite a large crowd was in attend
ance at the woods melting at Darks-
vile last Sunday, Rev. j. P. Hyde,
of Winchester, Va, preached in the
morning: Rev. ]. r. Andrew, of
Martinsburg, in the evening: and
Rev. M. Butts, of Hedgesville, at
night.
1t is said that disappointment sinks
the heart of man. How is it with
woman? We know of one who fail
ed to be at Darksville last Sunday.
whom we think can answer this uues-
ton. She was ready but he did not
come, Oh. how cruel he was. We
well we wont say.
Miss Hyde, daughter Of Rev. +. N.
Hyde, of Winchester, is visiting the
Misses Tanquary near Middleway.
We are glad to know that J. w.
Grantham, who has been extremely
ill for some time, is convaleslcing.
VIM. Outcall, wife and daughter of
Richmond, Va, are visiting Mrs. Kate
Chamberlain near Smithfield.
Sunday School picnic, M. e. church
South at Middleway. next Saturday
the 10th, also one at Stokes school
house the same day.
John M. Nicely of Middleway, who
has been spending the summer at
Chicago and other points in the west
has returned home.
Our friend James Strider did not
get home until late hour on Sunday
night. His father cannot account
for it; perhaps wv" of the HERALD
IAN. No doubt she will suggest that
ne was at the meeting at Darkesville.
8 w" was there too. X.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

1t will he remembered, says the
Steubenville Gazette, that during
the Baker trial d man named Charles
was run over and killed at Free
mans. The next day the mans
wife and children came over from
Scotland, and found the husband
and father dead a a sequel, Samuel
Charles, a brother of the deceased,
took out license to marry the widow.
They are each aged twenty-five
years. She is a native of Scotland
and he Of Ireland. She has two
children to whom the young man
will be both father and uncle.-In-
telliQeRcer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
GARRETT Will GO.
PENNSYLVANIA TAKES CONTROL
THE RAILROAD MoRTGAGED.


NEW YORK, September 1.-The
B. & q. deal is settled at last. Mr..
Garrett has mortgaged his railroad
Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co., late
this afternoon, made the following
statement:
A preliminary contract has been
executed to-day between the Balti-
more and Ohio Company and j. s.
Morgan & CO., Barring Bros. & Co.,
and Brown, Shipley & Co., of London,
and their allied houses on this side.
This contract provides for the nego-
tiation of Sc, OO0, 900 B. s. o. CONSOLE
dated aud S5,000,O00 preferred B. &
o. preferred stock for the purpose of
paying off the entire floating debt of
the company and placing it on sound
financial blsis. In consideration of
these in their hands, the syndicate
agrees to relieve the railroad from
its present embarrassment by pro
viding S10,000,000, with which to
take up the floating debt. This win
be represented by $4,000, 900 in Bal
timore and Ohio CONSOLIDATED 5s, and
81, 900. 200, 900 preferred stock. The
floating debt, as it stands, amounts
to 81, 600, 100000, mostly in the shape
of indebtedness, scrip snd notes.
OF this amount 4,0O0,O 900 is said to
matured on the first instant, and
was the chief factor in bringing
about the present result.
One of the parties to the syndicate
says: All the outside enterprises
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company
will be sold to parties to whom they
will be valuable. The Western Un-
ion will control, if it does not buy,
the telegraph lines, and the Pullman
Palace Gar Company will take the
sleeping car business. The express
business has already gone to the
United States Express Company.
The affairs of the railroad company
will be entirely reorganized and
placed upon a sound financial basis.
The clause of the contract sus-
pending all work on the extension
from Philadelphia to New York is
believed to be the keynote of the
syndicate interestin the negotiations,
and is construed to mean that the
Baltimore and Ohio RAILROAD, when
diyested of all extraneous enterpris-
es will be operated practically by
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
Samuel speocer

Mr.. Samuel Spencer, first vice
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
road, will be president Robert Gar.
rett's successor. He is good man
for the place. His career has been
an excellent one in every respect.
He entered the Baltimore and Ohio
service as clerk on small salary.
He worked his way rapidly toa chief
cierkship. When Mr.. Sharp went
to the Long Island road from the B.
g o., he recognized Mr.. Spencer's
ability by offering him irresponsible
position at a large salary. The
Baltimore and Ohio added to that
recognition by recalling Mr.. Spencer
and giving him one of its highest
offices. He has administered that
Office with signal success.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

According to the Charleston
Tribune, Governor Wilson had an
sold stager y serenade on his return
from Wheeling, made up of the
"boy" crowd that usually follows a
band on the street. The better class
of the Governors party and friends
do not approve of his sectional BAN
ter with the invited guests to this
State, and at Soldiers Reunion,
even if he had sufficient provocation
Ill which forbearance would have
been the greater virtue. g3E
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10


William Kroell was blown forty.
five feet high and torn into frag.
ments while touching off a blast near
Monroe, Wis.
Every bridge in Hill county, Tex,
has been washed away by the fresh
cts. The rainfall the last few DAYS
has been unprecedented in that sec
ton.
The Ohio Oil Company has been
formed, with capital of half million,
as an opposition to the Standard
monopoly.-An infamous attempt
to wreck an excursion train was
made near Lebanon, O., by placing
fence rails on the tracks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

This country is unfurling too
many flags in her public displays and
celebrations. The Stars and Stripes
are sufficiently emblematic as Ma.
tional color. All foreign and unnat-
uralized elements and associations
should confine the enthusiastic show
of their principles to banners, and
the less numerous these the better;
and the less glaring and startling
the more consistent with the
American way of doing patriotic
business. -sr1...
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
81 ACRES, 5 R0ODs & Is PERCHEs,
PRIVATE SALE
OF A DESIRABLE AND
VALUABLE farm F.!

The undersigned, in behalf of the heirs
of John G. Small, deceased, offers at pri-
vate sale that valuable farm located on
the Martinsburg and Williamsport pike,
about 4 miles from Martinsburg, consist
ing OF 1876 acres of valuable farming
land, mostly limestone, about rs acres Of
it good timber. There is on 1t a comfort
able dwelling house, Switzer barn, a
never falling well. cisterns, smoke
house, carriage house, chicken house
and spring house, also orchard of excel
lent fruit. also q spring on the eastern
side Of the farm and running water three
fourths Of the year. About fifty acres
now well set in grass. This, from loca-
ton, character of soil and buildings is
one of the most desirable farms in the
Shenandoah Valley.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash,
remainder in two equal payments at
one and two years, with interest, and to
be secured by lien on the premises
Call on or address.
E@ s. JOHN NJ. SMALL,
Bedington, Berkeley Co.
. sT West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

About 100 lives were lost in the
theater at Exeter, England, BY a
panic which was started by an
alarm of fire.
OAKLAND, September 6.-The
Kingwood Railroad, from Tunnelton
on the B. & o. to Kingwood, the
county seat Of Preston county, w.
Va, has passed into the hands Of a
syndicate composed of men of means
of Preston and Taylor counties.
The road will now be pushed ahead.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appe.
tite is poor, you are bothered with Head.
ache. you are fidgetty, nervous, and
generally out of sorts, and want to brace
up, but not with stimulants, spring med.
icines, or bitters, which have for their
basis very cheap bad whiskey, and
which stimulate you for an hour, and
then leave you in worse condition than
before. What you want is an altera
tive that will purify your blood, start
healthy action of Liver and Kidneys,
restore your vitality, and give renewed
health and strength. Such medicine
you will find in Electric Bitters, and
only so cents bottle at E. G. Williams
Jr., & Bro. s5fz
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10

Jay Kingdom Gould, the young
son and heir, of Mr.. George Gould,
has cradle of mother of pearl, rest
ing on feet of solid gold, the gift of
his grandfather. Mr.. Gould's ma
ternal grandmother has sent a
christening robe from Baden, which
was formerly used by one Of the
crown princes of Germany, and has
the crown woven in front. The
youngster has been provided with
a pair of diamond armlets by Mr.. J.
G. Flood, of California.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-09-10
Their Business Roomina,

Probably no one thing has caused such
q general revival of trade at E. C. Will
liams Jr., & Bros Drug Store as theil
giving away to their customers of sc
many free trial bottles of DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Their
trade is simply enormous in this very
valuable article from the fact that il
always cures and never disappoints.-
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group. and all throat and lung diseases
quickly cured. You can test it before
buying by getting trial bottle free,
large size 81. Every bottle warranted.